Remembrance Sunday is 8 November: wreaths at 11am in Royal Victoria Park, parade 1.29pm, Abbey 2pm. City centre roads shut 6am to 4.30pm; village times.
Remembrance Sunday 2026 falls on Sunday 8 November, and Bath marks it in two separate places at two separate times of day. The morning belongs to Royal Victoria Park, the afternoon to the city centre and the Abbey.
Bath and North East Somerset Council published its full district list on 29 October (B&NES Council). It moves the Royal Victoria Park wreath laying to 11am and puts the parade at 1.29pm, so earlier times quoted on this page have been replaced.
Updated 3 November: the 2026 road closure orders are out. Bath’s city centre closures run from 6am to 4.30pm on 8 November, with Royal Avenue shut from 6.30pm the night before; Keynsham’s run in three short windows from 9am.
Updated 30 October: the council’s 29 October list gives every Bath and village service, below. Bath’s and Keynsham’s 2026 road closure orders are still not out, so the closures section still uses last year’s.
Updated 27 October: Midsomer Norton Town Council published its 2026 parade and service, with road closures between 10.30am and 1pm.
Bath on Sunday 8 November
All four are on the council’s list of 29 October (B&NES Council):
| Time | Where | What |
|---|---|---|
| 11am | War Memorial, Royal Victoria Park | Royal British Legion wreath laying |
| 11am | Memorial Garden, Shaftesbury Road | Wreath laying |
| 11am | Weston and Newbridge War Memorial | Wreath laying |
| 1.29pm | The Guildhall | Royal British Legion parade, march past and salute, then a civic procession to the Abbey |
| 2pm | Bath Abbey | Remembrance Service |
The week before, the Bath Field of Remembrance is planted in Abbey Church Yard, with a short service on Sunday 1 November, 1.45pm to 2.15pm, on the council’s events calendar.
Royal Victoria Park is in the middle of its lighting and path works. The council says events there go ahead as planned, but access and parking have changed, and its park works page has the detail.
Bath on Wednesday 11 November
| Time | Where | What |
|---|---|---|
| 10am | Holy Trinity Church, Combe Down | Service |
| 10.45am | Firs Field War Memorial | Grenadier Guards Association, Bath branch, wreath laying |
| 10.45am | Haycombe Cemetery | The council’s bereavement services Remembrance Day service, refreshments after in the Hilltop Chapel |
| 11am | Abbey Church Yard | Act of Remembrance with a two-minute silence |
| 11am | War Memorial, Royal Victoria Park | Service led by the Rector of St Michael’s Church |
| 11am | Twerton War Memorial | Wreath laying |
The afternoon is a short window, not an afternoon
The parade forms at the Guildhall at 1.29pm, and the Abbey service begins at 2pm. If you want to watch the march past and then get into the Abbey, you are choosing between the two unless you are already in place. The Abbey service is the longer event at a full hour.
Road closures: the 2026 orders
The council published both 2026 orders on 22 October. Bath’s Remembrance Day Parade order (reference THTSC1013) closes these roads on Sunday 8 November, except to authorised military vehicles:
| Road | Closed |
|---|---|
| Cheap Street, Westgate Street, Saw Close | 6am to 4.30pm |
| Upper Borough Walls, Saw Close to Northgate Street | 6am to 4.30pm |
| Trim Street and Trim Bridge, first 24 metres north of Upper Borough Walls | 6am to 4.30pm |
| Queen’s Parade and Queens Parade Place | 8am to 1pm |
| High Street and Orange Grove | 9.30am to 4.30pm |
| Bridge Street, Northgate Street, Pulteney Bridge, Argyle Street to Grove Street, Grand Parade | 9.30am to 4.30pm |
| Pierrepont Street, northbound from Terrace Walk and southbound from Grand Parade to Orange Grove | 9.30am to 4.30pm |
| Royal Avenue | 6.30pm Saturday 7 November to 1pm Sunday |
There is no parking or loading, Blue Badge holders included, on the same streets for much of the day: from 6am to 4.30pm on Cheap Street, the Orange Grove taxi rank, Westgate Street, Saw Close, Upper Borough Walls and Grand Parade; from 9.30am on the High Street, Orange Grove, Northgate Street and Pulteney Bridge to Grove Street; the first 50 metres of Bridge Street until 5pm; and Queens Parade Place from 8am to 4pm. Closures start hours before the 1.29pm parade, so do not plan to drive into the centre that morning.
Keynsham’s order (reference THTSC1019) runs in three short windows, all times approximate:
- About 9am to 9.30am: High Street from Station Road to Poundland, and Charlton Road from the Ashton Way and Tesco roundabout to the High Street.
- About 10.30am to 11.10am: the same two stretches, plus Bath Hill between Temple Street and Avon Mill Lane and Temple Street between the High Street and Rock Road. The High Street reopens behind the procession, apart from the one-way section.
- About 11.10am to 11.30am: the same roads again as the parade returns, with the Avon Mill Lane and Bath Hill roundabout shut for about 10 minutes while it turns. Charlton Road and the High Street reopen once the parade has dispersed.
The council’s register also lists 2026 orders for Weston, Saltford, Paulton, Peasedown St John, Pensford and Stanton Drew.
Parking and getting in
Bus routes through Cheap Street and Westgate Street are diverted on the day, and the city centre car parks that feed off those streets become awkward from mid-morning. Royal Victoria Park is the sensible option for the morning wreath laying, and it is one of the sites with a free first hour, which our parking in Bath page sets out in full. For the afternoon, park east of the river and walk in. Current works and closures unrelated to the parade are on our Bath roadworks and travel page.
Midsomer Norton: parade, service and closures
Midsomer Norton Town Council and the Midsomer Norton and Radstock branch of the Royal British Legion hold the town’s parade and service on Sunday 8 November 2026, and the council has set out the timings and closures (Midsomer Norton Town Council):
- 10.40am to 10.45am: the parade leaves its muster point at West Clewes Recreation Ground, North Road and Radstock Road, led by the Midsomer Norton and Radstock Silver Band.
- 11am: two minutes’ silence at the War Memorial.
- 10.45am to 11.45am: the Remembrance Service and wreath laying.
- About 12 noon: the roads start to reopen.
Road closures are scheduled between 10.30am and 1pm. North Road, Station Road and the A362 Radstock Road junction close for only 10 to 15 minutes. The upper High Street, south to South Road, is under a rolling closure while the parade passes (about 10.40am to 10.50am), and the lower High Street, from the Radstock Road roundabout to the exit road for Sainsbury’s car park, is closed from about 10.40am to noon for the service. South Road is closed from the High Street to Rackvernal Road. The limited waiting and disabled bays in front of the War Memorial are suspended for the whole day, and there are bus stop suspensions.
Anyone wanting to lay a wreath is asked to contact the town council, which passes the details to the Royal British Legion.
Keynsham, Saltford and the villages on Sunday 8 November
From the council’s 29 October list (B&NES Council):
- Keynsham: 9.30am service at St John’s Church, then at 10.30am a parade along the High Street to the Memorial Gates for a service at 11am.
- Saltford: 9.30am Scouts and Guides parade from Broadway to St Mary’s Church. The church service is for parade members only and is livestreamed to the Church Hall for the public. At 10.45am the parade goes to the War Memorial for the wreath laying, with the Last Post at 11am and the parade back to Broadway at 11.10am.
- Bathford: meet at 9.30am at the Royal British Legion Village Club for a parade, with local motorcycle clubs, to St Swithun’s Church for a 10am service. Act of Remembrance and wreath laying at the War Memorial at 11am, then refreshments at the club.
- Compton Dando: 10am service at St Mary’s, 11am ceremony at the War Memorial.
- Farmborough: 10.50am service of Remembrance at All Saints Church.
- Paulton: gather at the Red Lion at 2pm before a 2.40pm parade to the War Memorial.
- Pensford: 11am wreath laying at the War Memorial.
- Timsbury: 11am at the War Memorial, then refreshments at the Royal British Legion Club and a thanksgiving service at St Mary’s Church. The club opens at 10.30am.
- Westfield: 10am at the memorial stone for a service with Trinity Methodist Church before the Act of Remembrance. There is also an informal gathering there at 11am on Wednesday 11 November.
Midsomer Norton’s parade and service are in the section above.
Every 2026 time on this page is from Bath and North East Somerset Council’s list of 29 October and its events calendar, with Midsomer Norton’s from the town council’s announcement of 22 October. The road closure detail is from the 2025 orders, clearly marked as such, because no 2026 order had been published when we checked on 30 October.
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